Hüsnüşah Hatun (Ottoman Turkish: حسنی شاہ خاتون "Beauty of the Sah", died c. 1513), called also Hüsnişah Hatun or Hüsnüşad Hatun, was a concubine of Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire.
| Hüsnüşah Hatun | |
|---|---|
| Died | c. 1513 Bursa, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Bayezid II |
| Issue | Sultanzade Sultan Şehzade Şehinşah |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Family
editAccording to tradition Hüsnüşah was the daughter of Nasuh Bey, descendant of Ibrahim II Bey, who was ruler of Karaman before the Ottoman conquest, and the sister of Piri Ahmed Bey and Abdülkerim Bey,[1] but harem records indicate her instead as a concubine slave of Christian origins.[2]
In the harem
editHüsnüşah entered Bayezid's harem when he was still a prince, and the governor of Amasya sanjak. She gave birth to two children, a daughter, Sultanzade Sultan, and a son, Şehzade Şehinşah in 1470.[3][4][2]
According to Turkish tradition, all princes were expected to work as provincial governors as a part of their training. In 1481 Şehinşah, was sent to Manisa sanjak, and then in 1485 to Karaman, and Hüsnüşah accompanied him. She built and endowed a mosque in 1490,[5][4][3][6] and Kurşunlu Han in 1497 at Manisa.[7] She also made several endowments in memory of her ancestors.[8]
After Şehzade Şehinşah's execution in 1511, Hüsnüşah in a letter reported that she had been rendered crazy following his execution, defended his innocence, and requested that a mausoleum be built in his memory.[9] She also corresponded with Selim I, Şehinşah's victorious brother, on behalf of Mevlana Pir Ahmed Çelebi, a scholar who had been at Şehinşah's court and who was neglected when the members of the prince's household were assigned new posts.[10]
Issue
editFrom Bayezid II, Hüsnüşah Hatun had a daughter and a son:
- Sultanzade Sultan (Amasya, before 1470 -?)
- Şehzade Şehinşah (Amasya, 1470 - Karaman, 2 July 1511, buried in his half-brother Şehzade Ahmed's mausoleum). He had a consort, Mükrime Hatun (buried in her own mausoleum in Muradiye Complex, Bursa), and four sons:
- Şehzade Mehmed Şah (executed on 16 December 1512 for Selim I's order, buried with her father) - with Mükrime Hatun. He married his cousin Şahnisa Sultan, daughter of Şehzade Abdüllah.
- Şehzade Alaeddin (executed on 16 December 1512 for Selim I's order).
- Şehzade Mahmud.
- Şehzade Mustafa.
Death
editHüsnüşah Hatun died at Bursa in 1513, and was buried in Muradiye Complex.[3][2][4][11]
References
edit- ^ Uluçay, M. Çağatay (1985). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları (in Turkish). Türk Tarih Kurumu. p. 46.
- ^ a b c Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 188.
- ^ a b c Uluçay, M. Çağatay. BAYAZID II. IN ÂILESI. pp. 108, 109, 116–17.
- ^ a b c Uluçay 2011, p. 46.
- ^ Peirce 1993, p. 52-53.
- ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 188-89.
- ^ Al-Tikriti 2004, p. 73.
- ^ Al-Tikriti 2004, p. 55 n. 25.
- ^ Al-Tikriti 2004, p. 314 n. 87.
- ^ Peirce 1993, p. 50.
- ^ Raif Kaplanoğlu (1998). Bursalı şair, yazar, ve ünlüler ansiklopedisi. Avrasya Etnografya Vakfı. p. 212.
Sources
edit- Al-Tikriti, Nabil Sirri (2004). Şehzade Korkud (ca. 1468-1513) and the Articulation of Early 16th Century Ottoman Religious Identity – Volume 1 and 2.
- Peirce, Leslie P. (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-195-08677-5.
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6.
- Uluçay, Mustafa Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ankara: Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.